Where does “oegentlighet” come from?

oegentlighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish oegentlig, from Swedish o-, from Old Swedish ō-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

oegentlighet (Swedish): irregularity, impropriety (illegal practice, especially of accounting fraud and the like)

Definitions

  1. irregularity, impropriety (illegal practice, especially of accounting fraud and the like)

Ancestry of “oegentlighet”, step by step

oegentlighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish oegentlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoegentligimproper incorrect, irregular or abnormal
2Swedisho-added to adjectives to yield their opposites;...
3Old Swedishō-—
4Old Norseú-not, non-, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Swedish o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →